Manchester pride photography, post-lockdown. Lockdown affected everybody differently. For an old friend of mine, it meant getting in touch and starting a mini support group. The idea being, we could check in with each other whilst times were uncertain. There's no...
The late shift at Factory 21 I got a message from a photographer friend of mine. My friend asked if I could cover for her at Factory 21 for a few weeks whilst she has other stuff on. Happily, I obliged. I wasn't making any money at Midnight on Friday otherwise....
Russian rapper with soul Vovan is a Latvian/Russian rapper with a strong American flavour to his voice. We talked about giving up tobacco and weed and he seemed surprised to hear that people are addicted to nicotine. Vovan asked Andy to play a beat he had found on...
Meeting Miss Hamilton I met Shaley (Miss Hamilton) during a test shoot with a model management company I often freelance for. Shaley's energy was absolutely infectious, she was super fun in the shoot and looked great doing it so I asked if she'd like to shoot with me...
Happiness trifecta Recently I was lucky enough to have a combination of three great things. Firstly, my brand new Pixel 5 arrived in the post. Secondly, I had a day off. Thirdly, the weather was unusually nice, especially for Manchester. A perfect day to test the...
A gentle reminder Lockdown is hard for everybody. If you are one of the riskier few that like to break some rules, you have better keep quiet about it on social media. Curtains are twitching, people are ratting on each other left and right. Police raids on homes with...
Freelancing during a pandemic is a challenge Times as a freelance anything are incredibly difficult at the minute, and finding consistent work is challenging. Keeping your nostrils above water is the best you can hope for whilst freelancing during a pandemic. That...
You didn't see a thing during lockdown If anybody asks, it wasn't me. I wasn't there. Lockdown was adhered to. Innocently I lent my camera to a friend who then lent it to another friend. Unbeknownst I got the camera back and saw these pictures. Ignorantly, I know...
Documenting the homeless in Manchester Walking around Manchester at 5 am Sunday morning I figured I'd do something unusually productive and take some pictures using my Minolta camera with Kodak ISO 400 film. I started taking pictures of objects and buildings before I...
Spinningfields with Maddie Nicolau Lockdown like everybody else, has me itching to do something creative. Whilst mind numbingly browsing Facebook, I spotted a young girl called Maddie Nicolau in a photography group who was wanting some shots taken. She showed me via...